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Informationen zum Autor For many years! Cherry Chappell has been a public relations practitioner and writer in the fields of health and wellbeing! covering both orthodox and complementary medicine. She lives in London and Cornwall. Her other books include Minding Your Own Business: Survival Strategies for Starting Up on Your Own ! How to Write Better Letters and Perfect Wedding Planning . Klappentext Recalling the homemade remedies that families used long before modern medicines became so widely available! this collection brings together remedies that have been gathered from dusty medicine chests found in attics! recalled from childhoods long past! or discovered in family archives and libraries. In addition to the suggestions--including those claiming that drinking two cups of strong black coffee will alleviate an asthma attack or that chewing toasted fennel seeds will help combat indigestion--the guide also paints a vivid portrait of the world of grandparents and great-grandparents! showing how inventive and resourceful they were with the materials at hand. Zusammenfassung A collection of traditional cures and treatments, from acne to wasp stings.
